At A Votre Sante, which means “To Your Health”, I ordered a starter and an entree. I chose the appetizer simply because one of the ingredients caught my interest. Without it, I would have opted for something else.

That dish was their Hummus Quesadilla, which consisted of a whole wheat tortilla, hummus and carrot sauce. I’ve had my share of carrots in the past, including carrot juice, but I’ve never tried a carrot sauce before. When the dish arrived, the carrot sauce looked like orange ketchup, thick and a little runny at the edges.

I liked it alot. It was sweet, but not overly so and it reminded me of Filipino banana ketchup, but less sugary. I use banana ketchup sometimes instead of regular ketchup with French fries and will even pour it over eggs and rice and mix it all around. I’m not sure if carrot sauce would work with those foods, but I could easily see pairing it with a variety of savory options. I wouldn’t mind having a bottle of it so that I could experiment.

For my entree, I ordered their Turkey Chili with ground turkey, lentils, tomato sauce, herbs and spices. Chili in the past for me has always been about the beef, so I was looking forward to what a turkey version would be like and I wasn’t disappointed.

With every spoonful, I had a taste of the ground turkey and I liked the lightness of the lentils in comparison to the slightly heavier pinto beans that one usually sees in chili recipes. The cheese added the right amount of salt and gooeyness plus the spices they used added a nice bite of heat with every bite. In short, this is comfort food I wouldn’t mind having again.

Overall, I really enjoyed my meal at A Votre Sante and if it was closer to me, I’d be more of a repeat customer.